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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|U.S. Naturalizations]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Naturalizations''' {{MS-sidebar}} | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|U.S. Naturalizations]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Naturalizations''' {{MS-sidebar}} | ||
=== Online Resources === | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2502 Mississippi, Naturalization Records, 1867-2008] ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1554 Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - District Courts in the Southeast, 1790-1958 – covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee] ($)<br><br> | |||
{{Click|Image:UNa_ORP.png|United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records|left}} | {{Click|Image:UNa_ORP.png|United States Naturalization Online Genealogy Records|left}} | ||
== Availability == | === Availability === | ||
Naturalization records have usually been filed in the county, circuit (county, not U.S.), or U.S. district courts. Few [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] counties kept separate naturalization files or books. Usually such records are found in the general records of the local courts. The Family History Library has a good collection of Mississippi court records. Other clues to application for citizenship are found in the minutes of the same courts. | Naturalization records have usually been filed in the county, circuit (county, not U.S.), or U.S. district courts. Few [[Mississippi Genealogy|Mississippi]] counties kept separate naturalization files or books. Usually such records are found in the general records of the local courts. The Family History Library has a good collection of Mississippi court records. Other clues to application for citizenship are found in the minutes of the same courts. | ||
== Post-1906 Records == | === Post-1906 Records === | ||
In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records created by the court were sent to the INS. To access these records, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | In 1906 the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) was created, forms were standardized and duplicate records created by the court were sent to the INS. To access these records, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | ||
=== National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) === | |||
The [[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]] also has records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1906-1943). The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a copy of the WPA Index to Naturalization Records Mississippi Courts, 1798-1906, which lists over 5,000 naturalizations {{FHL|650056|item|disp=FHL Film 1704224}}. | The [[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]] also has records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (1906-1943). The Mississippi Department of Archives and History has a copy of the WPA Index to Naturalization Records Mississippi Courts, 1798-1906, which lists over 5,000 naturalizations {{FHL|650056|item|disp=FHL Film 1704224}}. | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
{{Mississippi|Mississippi}} | {{Mississippi|Mississippi}} | ||
[[Category:Mississippi Naturalization]] | [[Category:Mississippi Naturalization]] | ||